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Skin Grafting for Venous Skin Ulcer

Topic Overview

Skin grafting can be an effective treatment for a large,
difficult-to-heal
venous skin ulcer. A skin graft closes a wound and stimulates healing by
triggering skin cell growth in the wound site. Various types of tissue are
used for skin grafting, including:

A dressing derived from one's own skin cells,
called an autograft, placed on the wound. Other types of
autograft (called split- or partial-thickness skin grafts) graft skin from one
part of the body to another.

A
bioengineered human skin equivalent, or allograft.

Preserved animal skin, often from a pig,
called a xenograft.

If you have a long-standing venous skin ulcer, discuss skin
grafting with your doctor. Depending on your condition, you may be
a candidate for this type of treatment. But there are no guarantees that
skin grafting will work for you.

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